Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal: result, goals, stats and reaction

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Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the Premier League at The City Ground, Nottingham, on Sunday 18 October 2026. Noni Madueke scored the only goal in the 80th minute, with Declan Rice providing the assist. The match, played in Matchweek 7, kicked off at 4.30pm and was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was 0-0 at half-time.

How the goals came

There were no goals in the first half, and the score stayed 0-0 at the interval. Madueke was introduced by Arsenal at half-time, in the 46th minute, replacing Eberechi Eze. He received a yellow card in the 53rd minute for a foul.

Arsenal made three more changes in the 66th minute, and Forest replaced two players in the 73rd and 74th minutes. The only goal came in the 80th minute, when Madueke scored from an assist by Rice. Forest made two further changes in the 85th minute and the score did not change again.

Match stats

Arsenal had 74% of possession against 26% for Forest. Forest had 14 shots to Arsenal’s 9, and two of Forest’s shots were on target compared with one from Arsenal. Arsenal were credited with one big chance, and Forest with none.

Forest won eight corners and Arsenal won six. Arsenal’s pass accuracy was 90%, against 69% for Forest. Arsenal’s goalkeeper made two saves, while Forest made none.

Forest committed 14 fouls and Arsenal committed eight. Forest were flagged offside twice and Arsenal once. Each side received one yellow card.

Cards and changes

Forest’s Neco Williams was shown a yellow card for a foul in the 17th minute, the first booking of the match. Madueke’s yellow card for a foul in the 53rd minute was the only other caution. There were no red cards.

For Arsenal, Madueke replaced Eze in the 46th minute. In the 66th minute, Viktor Gyökeres came on for Kai Havertz, Mikel Merino replaced Bruno Guimarães and Jurriën Timber replaced Ben White.

Forest made four substitutions. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaced Dan Ndoye in the 73rd minute, and Ibrahim Sangaré replaced Nicolás Domínguez in the 74th. In the 85th minute, Callum Hudson-Odoi came on for James McAtee and Chris Wood replaced Jair Cunha.

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